Fly Fishing Charters For Tarpon In Ft Myers

The best time of the year in Fort Myers to fly fish for Tarpon just happens to overlap with spring break and summer vacations. This is a very busy time of the year for us and we want to make sure that you get the dates you need. Please contact us or you can reserve your charter online using our booking form as soon as you know your dates. The Tarpon will be biting consistently from the first week of April until the end of October so use those dates as a reference when planning your trip. I know I mentioned this earlier but it bears repeating, please be sure you’ve taken the time to practice casting a 9wt fly rod before you come. Unfortunately many of our clients struggle casting during their charter and  we don’t want that to happen to you, we want you to be catching Tarpon!

Our Tarpon fly fishing charters are always early in the morning from just before first light until about 10 AM on the average. It seems for some strange reason that somewhere around 10 AM the sunlight gets just bright enough to signal the Tarpon that feeding time is over. It’s incredible to be casting to fish and have been active for over four hours and then all of a sudden they just all seem to quit at once.  You’ll be casting a 9 or 10 weight fly rod with a floating or sinking line depending upon the water conditions. You should be able to comfortably cast 50 to 60 feet so that you can keep the fly in the strike zone as long as possible.

I know I mentioned this earlier but it bears repeating, please be sure you’ve taken the time to practice casting a 9wt or heavier fly rod before you come. Unfortunately many of our clients struggle casting during the first hour which is often the best hour of the day. We don’t want that to happen to you, we want you to be catching Tarpon! If you know you won’t have time to practice, please let us know as soon as possible can so we can schedule you a private casting lesson so you’ll be ready to go when we hit the water for your fly fishing charter.

We provide you with high quality fly rods, reels, flies and leaders for our fly fishing clients. Included is ice cold bottled water, and a large cooler with ice for your personal beverages and snacks. We have a digital SLR camera to take high resolution photos of your catch. This is especially important on our Ft Myers night fly fishing charters. It is very difficult to take good night fishing photos.

Sunscreen (no spray on sunscreen), Polarized Sunglasses, A hat or visor really helps with the glare. Food or snacks. There is room in the cooler for your food and soft drinks. We supply ice cold water so you don’t need to bring any. It is OK to bring beer and a light jacket is a good idea in the winter months just in case we have a cool day. PLEASE DON’T BRING ANY BANANAS!